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Edward Ward
Personal information
Full name Edward Ward[1]
Date of birth (1895-06-14)14 June 1895[2][3]
Place of birth Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Date of death 1971 (aged 75)[3]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[4]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Blyth Spartans
1920–192? Newcastle United 21 (5)
1922–1923 Crystal Palace 4 (0)
1923–1924 Nelson 2 (0)
1924–1925 Darlington 5 (0)
1925–1927 Ashington 26 (10)
Workington
West Stanley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Ward (14 June 1895 – 1971), also known as Ted[1] or Ned Ward,[5] was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Nelson, Darlington and Ashington.[1]

Life and career

Ward was born in Whitehaven,[5][a] Cumberland, the fifth child of John Ward, a coal miner, and his wife Catherine.[6] By the time of the 1911 census, the family had moved to Cowpen, Northumberland, and the five oldest sons, the 15-year-old Edward included, were all employed at the colliery.[7]

He played football as an amateur for Blyth Spartans before joining Newcastle United at the end of the 1919–20 season.[8] He played 25 matches for Newcastle during the 1920–21 season, 21 in the First Division and 4 in the FA Cup.[9] According to the Derby Daily Telegraph, he was the smallest player in Newcastle's squad, "but his pluck and speed make him a dangerous inside right".[8] He lost his place the following year, and moved on to Crystal Palace for a £250 fee.[9] In December 1923, by which time the player had moved on again, to Nelson, Newcastle were obliged to solicit the Football League's assistance in extracting from Crystal Palace the £150 balance owing from the transfer; the League allowed the claim, and ordered the money be paid by 1 January.[10]

Ward signed for Darlington in November 1924.[11] He played five Third Division North matches,[1] including a 2–1 win against Ashington in which he was involved in both goals.[12] After Darlington secured promotion to the Second Division, Ward was not retained,[13] so he signed for Ashington.[14] He scored twice in his first match for the club, in a 3–3 draw at home to Wigan Borough,[15] and over the next two seasons contributed 10 goals from 25 matches in the Third Division North.[1] He finished his career with spells at two North-Eastern League clubs, Workington,[5] where he was appointed captain,[16] and West Stanley.[1]

The 1939 Register lists him as a single man living with his brother John and sister Catherine in Blyth, Northumberland and occupied as a general labourer (heavy worker).[2] Ward's death was registered in the Northumberland Central district, which included Blyth, Ashington, Bedlington and nearby villages, in the first quarter of 1971.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Joyce's 2004 Football League Players' Records gives Cowpen as Ward's birthplace, but newspaper sources, including the one cited,[5] make clear he was born in Whitehaven, and census returns show both the subject's birthplace and that the family moved from there to Cowpen when he was a child.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ a b "Edward Ward on the 1939 Register Image" and "Transcription". RG101/2970E/023/33. Retrieved 30 March 2016 – via Findmypast.
  3. ^ a b c "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". Edward Ward. Birth date: June 1895. Death quarter: 1. Death year: 1971. District: Northumberland Central. County: Northumberland. Volume: 1B. Page: 684. Retrieved 30 March 2016 – via Findmypast.
  4. ^ "The lure of promotion. Nelson". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  5. ^ a b c d "Ashington forward for Workington". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 16 August 1927. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive. Ned Ward, a forward formerly of Blyth Spartans and Newcastle United, has been signed by Workington. For the past two seasons he has been with Ashington. Ward is a native of Whitehaven.
  6. ^ a b "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 19, East Row Kells, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England". Piece RG13/4893 Folio 72 Page 26 – via Findmypast.
  7. ^ a b "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 15 Double Row Cowpen Colliery Blyth, Cowpen, Northumberland, England". Reference RG14PN30833 RG78PN1761 RD559 SD5 ED15 SN99 – via Findmypast.
  8. ^ a b "Gossip & gleanings. A wee one". Derby Daily Telegraph. 29 January 1921. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ a b "Player details: Edward Ward". Toon1892. Kenneth H. Scott. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Football League Meeting". Derby Daily Telegraph. 18 December 1923. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Today's football". Lincolnshire Echo. 22 November 1924. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Brown's remarkable record for Darlington". Yorkshire Post. 13 April 1925. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "Darlington's retained players". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 29 April 1925. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Changes at Ashington". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 27 August 1925. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "Ashington v. Wigan Borough". Yorkshire Post. 31 August 1925. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ "Interesting items". Burnley Express. 19 October 1927. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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